Well, the NFL in their infinite wisdom, scheduled the now famous Detroit Hand Shake Bowl II for week 2 of the schedule. to me the incident itself was funny enough. Jim Harbaugh was very excited about the win over a tough team on the road, overcoming deficits of 10-0, 13-12, and 19-15 and scored 10 unanswered points in the 4th quarter to win 25-19. He ran over to little Jimmy Schwartz, and gave him a hearty handshake, a slap on the back, and a ‘hell of a game’ comment as he ran for the locker room. Poor little Jimmy took offense to the heartiness of it all. This of course after Schwartz ridiculed Harbaugh for a screwed up challenge, and his sideline antics of waving his fingers to the crowd to count off sacks by his team. It then nearly turned into a fight as Anthony Davis chased down Schwartz as he ran to yell at Harbaugh and the hilarity ensued. But you all know this.
The funniest thing to me was Harbaugh saying he shook Schwartz’s hand too hard. “I got right in there, and went BAM!” Pretty much Harbaugh’s way of calling Schwartz a pussy. No one played up that aspect of it, but that’s how I read the whole thing. The media wouldn’t let it go, but whatever. Flash to the here and now, and everyone is pretty much letting this fade to the background. Well, everyone but the media. They are billing this Handshakegate II, or whatever. Seeing as this is a nationally televised Sunday Night game, the intensity should be pretty high anyway. Home opener for the Niners. Let’s hope for no power outages. On the field and in the stadium.
Deetroit in their infinite wisdom, has started chirping already. Here’s what CB Chris Houston had to say about Randy Moss:
Moss is a “possession receiver.” Houston added that he doesn’t think Moss can “take the top off” the defense.
Given Detroit’s problems in the defensive secondary, it’s not the smartest thing Houston ever has said. Moss caught a TD in the 49ers’ road opening win over the Packers, so Houston shouldn’t give Moss any extra reason to try even harder to make an impact. Funny thing is, Houston is nursing a high ankle sprain and may not play. Safety Louis Delmas is also hurting (knee injury) and both could miss the game. So, egging on the opposition while nursing your owie isn’t the smartest course of action. Many Detroit players even admitted to looking past the Rams (which nearly cost them the game) to this home opener for the 49ers.
We took it to them in their house, and they want to return the favor. Yeah, we get it, guys. You are awesome at yapping to the press. Unfortuately for you, the game is played on the field. Harbaugh, for his part doesn’t want to talk about the handshake. He merely deflects the questions as if they are about preparations for Deetroit. I think the Niners win going away, 31-17.
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Weird, though. When I lived in Burlingame about 25 years ago, there was a small flock of about 5-6 green parrots that would occasionally land on my garage at 6:00 am and start skwalking (scwalking? How the fuck do you spell that?) loud as hell. I can’t count the number of times I’d have to go out ther and throw rocks at them to get them to shut up and go away. Seeing as they can live for 60 years, this could be them . . . they are getting larger . . .
SQUAWKING?
Funny I’ve yet to see one parrot here in da tropics
Get the movie. About 47 stars. I lost the point in my post. I look a lot like that guy these days without the ponytail. And I did really no joke this time fight the coyotes off with their scaredy-cat dogs last month. But not alone. Not without my dogs. That’s the stuff I’m talking about. That’s why they got me the flick.
Well, mostly because I told them about the neighborhood, the landmarks, and the neighborhoods close by. Showed ’em where I used to commute, where the quake wiped off the bridge. You can see it all in the film if you look hard enough.
The Pack will be wiped out, beaten again tonight at home in the league’s toughest division. RT Firefly shutting up.
Big game for the Packers tonight. It’ll be interesting to see the Da Bears can learn from the Niners and put another smack-down on the Pack. Starting the season 0-2 at home would be pretty devastating for them.
Good stuff, RTF, even if I have no idea what you are talking about .. . . ! You chased away the coyotes with dogs and parrots?
LOL Chuck. The parrots came from a great, great movie my friends gave me to get ready for the Pack upset.
Juxtaposing, malaprops, I love it.
The coyotes and my friends’s dogs are a real story from a few weeks ago.
Phil, that was a rarity having a tie in FF. First time I can recall it happening over at ESPN. Even rarer was the tie we had over in Yahoo! three years ago. They use fractional points to the hundredth. The final was like 186.12 apiece. I remember Berger was one of the teams.
Now that was rare. Almost as rare as the last rib eye I cooked for myself.
Fucking Rodgers goes 3 and out to begin the game. Does my FF team NO good.
Asshole. Doesn’t that motherless son of a fuck know I’m playing both Chuck and Berger respectively in our leagues this week.
Get with the program, Rodgers.
I thought you already crushed Unca’s Army? How many shot you get at the guy? Don’t tell me he’s crazy enough to be in both yer leagues?
I used the first overall pick on a QB who throws the ball like Lupus from “The Bad News Bears?” Fucking Rodgers.
Could it be that Alex stole his mojo?
Yes definitely. Rodgers has enjoyed the 7 fat years and he’s heading for 7 lean ones starting last Sunday. Alex on the other hand has front loaded the lean years and now has the mojo for 7 fat years at last.
A quote this week from Steve Young no less
“Really, this is the team to beat right now. There are the 49ers and everybody else. I know it’s early, but that’s just how it is right now. It’s kind of a neat spot for Alex to be in. And he’s earned every bit of it.”
Neat spot? Alex would have been in a warm spot (Miami) if Manning decided to sign on the dotted line. And if it weren’t for the lockout two years ago, he woulda been gone then. He’s lucky to still be here, and don’t you forget it.
True, but who cares about what if’s?
Face it Dennis, Alex is just the type of guy you should love.
Yep Dennis and Alex, what a couple…
Wow. Gift penalties for the Pack. Again.
When Arizona what’s-his-name on all the blogs telling about how wonderful Jay Cutler was and was worth every bit of the two #1s Da Bears gave the Broncs I was the one telling him to get a clue.
A #7 also in the trade. A decent little QB in Kyle Orton tossed in who could have done better if he hadn’t walked into a shithole as Denver at the time.
I have Peyton Manning, RG III, and Christian Ponder on the Coyotes. Beat me baby.
Aaron Rodgers is sucking like shit through a tin horn tonight fantasy-wise and now Forte goes out with an injury. Goddamn double whammy for me tonight. My week just continues to take a wrong turn. “Wrong Turn” (2003). Eliza Dushku sure looked hot in her wife beater T-shirt.
A smackdown on Lambeau Field. Don’t worry, I didn’t care if the Da Bears won again or ever won again. 7 sacks on Cutler and Mad Mike is no longer the OC. That’s going to be one tough division with Sing as assistant coach of the Vikes and Christian Ponder at QB.
I’m glad we play the Hawks and Pete Carroll and Whiz somewhere and the Lambs for the 6 games.
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